These look good too, and safe to use in a catalytic stove like mine. Will check the website again to see if they're available in stores.
The stick in the video had some kerosene, right? It lit just as well as a Starter Stikk.
If you guys recommend them (seems like a lot do) it sounds like a quality product. Glad to see others do purchase fire starters. I've got quite a bit of wood from a few trees from a neighbor - some cut close to wood stove size but not split. After cutting/splitting for a few hours sometimes I'd rather call it a day rather than move onto making kindling. I figure I'm still ahead of the game since the wood was free.
Nope believe it or not that was just a pine knot, they don't need any help. That is why I never buy store bought starters.
The pine in the video is dry but not very light, it is so full of turpentine and resin that it looks and feels more like a crystal than a piece of wood.
Wow - my son has a lot of pine from downed trees in his yard. I'll mention again that it's something he should not discard, and give some to his dad.
A pine knot is essentially the heart wood of a pine tree that is preserved by the natural chemicals found in the pine tree. I usually find them standing after all the sap wood has rotted. In my part of MS only the native short leaf pines Pinus echinata will produces this kind of "knot". Loblolly and lots of other species will simply rot away leaving nothing behind. In other words not all pines are created equal [emoji2]
